FDA’s Fabricant Asks Supplement Industry: “What Can Be Done?”
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Responsible dietary supplement firms can no longer shrug off persistent industry problems caused largely by fringe firms – they must work with FDA to eradicate the problems and help consumers distinguish between the good and bad products, FDA’s Fabricant and CRN’s Mister say.
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